Program Outcomes

The Practical Nursing program at Northwestern Michigan College strives to provide quality educational programs through continuous program assessment. Faculty review all program outcomes on a regular basis and make adjustments as needed. The following student achievement data are used to assess the PN program outcomes.

NCLEX-PN Pass Rates: The goal of the nursing faculty is to be at or above 80% as reported by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) for students who take the National Council Licensure Exam-PN (NCLEX) for the first time.

PN Pass Rate Data Comparisons

Year	NMC	MI	U.S.
2024-25	100%	83.06%	87.76%
2023-24	94.74%	88.19%	90.77%
2022-23	94.29%	81.03%	80.69%

Program Completion Rates: The goal of the nursing faculty is for at least 70% of the NMC graduates of the PN program to graduate within 150% of the program length. This equates to 3 semesters once they enter the nursing program.

NMC PN Program Completion Rates

Academic Year	100% Time	150% time
2024-25	42%	45%
2023-24	38%	50%
2022-23	60%	68%

Job Placement Rates: The goal of the nursing faculty is for at least 80% of the NMC graduates of the PN program who seek employment in nursing will be successful.

NMC PN Job Placement Rates

Academic Year	Response Rate	Job Placement Rate
2024-25	*See Data Source note
2023-24	93% (13/14)	69% (9/13)
2022-23	12% (3/25)	67% (2/3)

* Data Source: Job placement data comes from observational information and Nursing Graduate Surveys. Nursing Graduate Surveys are collected six months post graduation. 2024-25 Job placement rates will be finalized after the Fall 2025 Nursing Graduate Survey is completed; Fall 2025 Nursing graduate survey is administered to Spring 2025 graduates.